WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3

THURSDAY, AUG. 4

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NIGHT: 5:30-8 p.m., 4th floor River Terrace, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. Young professionals will join Forum 35 members to meet and greet artist George Rodrigue, in conjunction with LSU Museum of Art?s exhibit Blue Dogs and Cajuns of the River: George Rodrigue from the New Orleans Museum of Art and Other Collections. Food, open bar, music. $10.

THURSDAYS AT TWILIGHT SERIES: 6 p.m., Pavilion of the Two Sisters, New Orleans Botanical Gardens, City Park, New Orleans. Paul Soniat performs. $8, adults; $3, children under 12.